The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-04-09
slvely. as The latter said to him.

III you cannot save her. my son, Kill
her, II you can. IL Is better that a
Christian maiden should die by the
hand of n Christian cavalier than that
she should be offered up as IA sacrl-
flee To those hideous gods of the saw
agesl"
Aud Don Louis. ms he bent over to
receive the others blessing. registered
fearful vow In his heart.
Leaving the rest Don Louis and his
little party struck rapidly up the mount-
ain-stlc. Tho road became rougher
and rougher ms they tolled up. the mules
being barely able. with much urging.
to keep pace with the dogs. AZ for the
tiger-hunter, he seemed insensible to
fatigue. ms he walked swiftly ahead Of
the party.
About half-past one they canped.
aud. taking some food, lay down to
rest
AT daylight the next morning they
starred again.
At the height they now found them
selves. the scenery was inexpressibly
dreary; the scany vegetation scarcely
veiled the dark rocks; the mountains
were everywhere split into the most
fearful chasms and riffs.
About noon that day they had TO
abandon the animals. aud then began
the chase on foot, Climbing with feet
aud hands up the rocks. they toiled ON,
and towards nightfall reached the high
est point Here they eamped again.
Once more at daylight they started.
and by two In the afternoon again
reached trees
The guide. who had narrowly watch
ed the dogs, came to Don Louis aud
warned him that they were close 10 The
party now. A word from Don Loifis,
and all examined their weapons 10 see
that they were reRdy. Then onward
once more.
When the two girls. Donna Carmen
and Manuela. had walked up only 10
find their beads wrapped up in cloths
aud themselves bound. their terror was
extreme. Utterly unable 10 seq any
thing. they felt themselves lifted up.
transferred from one To another. aud
finally tied i'm the chairs which the
Indians carry on their backs
Then they were taken rapidly over
the ground. IL being some eight hours
after their capture before the wrap
pings around their heads were taken
on
As soon as they saw their captors
they knew what fate was in store for
them Manuela burst at once into
tears. and loudly bewailed her fate. but
Donna Carmen was perfectly still.
She rode along, praying constantly.
although. when thoughts Of her father
and of her lover Obtruded themselves.
she had the greatest difficulty in keep
ing back the tears. She talked 10
Manuela. trying To cheer her up with
the hope of rescue, although poor girl,
she had little belief in its possibility
herself
Beyond the fact that the men made
long journeys. and the girls were very
tired. they were treated well. and fed
with the best the Indians had
The second night they camped In a
little glade in the forest; the Indians
slung hammock for Donna Carmen.
and spread mat for Manuela. and then
building fire, began to cook.
Donna Carmen was lying ia her ham
mock. the tears which she had kept
back all day streaming from her eyes.
while below her. on the ground.
Manuela had sunk into troubled sleep.
Suddenly thoy were startled by the
sound of guns, and six of the Indians
round the tire sprang into the air only
to fall PROSTATE.
The next moment Donna Carmen
heard the voice of Don Louis he
dashed into the open space sword in
hand.
Louis. Louisr' she screamed, and in
second he stood between her and the
savages.
The tiger-hunter bounded into the
place, aud with his machete. or long
knife. cut off the arm of man who
had just raised his deadly blow-gun.
The dogs followed, and seizing three
OF the Indians. fairly tore them in
pieces
In the meantime. however. two of
them had got their blow-guns raised,
and the two little darts flew through
the air, one striking Mauuela on the
arm, and the other Don Louis in the
cheek.
IL was their last shot, however. for.
with savage yells, the poems closed in
on them and simply hacked them to
pieces.
When Don Louis was struck. he did
not know it. and would certainly have
died had it not been for the tiger
hunter. Coming up 70 him he cut the
out the poison, when Donna Carmen.
pushing him to one side. knelt down.
and. applying her lips to the wound,
saved her lovers life Not any too soon,
however.
1t was two days before Don Louis
was well enough to be even carried in
litter. and before that time Don Pablo,
with his party, guided by the other
tiger-hunter. had Joined them.
Poor Manuela was buried in the
woods. The slow journey back to the
hacienda took nearly a week; but it was
not more than six weeks before a bril-
liant wedding saw Don Louis and
Donna Carmen made man and wife. 1t
was then that Donna Carmen gave two
of the hamdsomest Spanish guns that
could be bought for money to the tiger
hunters, one OF which, preserved by the
descendants of the younger, saw when
heard the story.
Tell Your Wife About It.